Mother Sentenced to 12 Years for Killing 17-Day-Old Baby by Covering with Winter Blanket

A woman in her 20s was sentenced to 12 years in prison for covering her 17-day-old baby with a winter blanket, causing the infant's death.

On the 15th, the Criminal Division 1 of the Daegu District Court Seobu Branch (Chief Judge Im Dong-han) sentenced A (female, 20), who was charged with causing the death of her 17-day-old child (child abuse homicide), to 12 years in prison. She was also ordered to complete a 40-hour child abuse treatment program and was banned from working in child-related institutions for 10 years.

A was tried for placing multiple layers of a thick winter blanket over the face and body of her sleeping baby girl on February 2, about fifteen days after giving birth at a university hospital in Daegu on January 16, resulting in suffocation.

It was investigated that after attempting a miscarriage and giving birth, she committed the crime because the baby's father continuously neglected both her and the baby.

The court stated, "Considering the circumstances, the manner and outcome of the defendant's crime, the blameworthiness is very high," and added, "However, the defendant initially denied the crime but later acknowledged the objective facts and showed remorse, which was taken into account in sentencing."

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